I remember going to this place twice back in 1980-81 with our jr high school band. We would take buses from Danville Va and stay all day. I remember the Shooting Star and the octopus ride and especially the arcade with its mechanical games - this was before the digital arcade takeover. Our band director - Robert Paquette - used to take us there and then he played putt putt the entire day never riding any rides! Lol. Those were some good days.
I lost my glasses the first time I ever rode the Shooting Star, and I had to borrow my little brother's glasses in order to drive 40 miles home. His eyes weren't quite as bad as mine -- with his glasses, I could actually see the traffic; without glasses, all I could've done was aim the car between the lines painted on the pavement! I'd paid $5.00 for an all-day ride tag, and I only rode three rides total. After losing my glasses on the first ride, it was hard to get around the park, hard to see an empty seat on the Scrambler and the Umbrella ride. I finally gave up and went to wait in my car for my brother to finish a full day's fun. Yeah, he totally abandoned big sis... But all my other memories of Lakeside through the years were great. I still love the idea of putting my head in the lion's mouth drinking fountain!!! 😺💕🐾
My grandparents had us, the grandkids, for the summer I. Roanoke. They always took us to Lakeside, so much fun . I will never forget the shock and terror on my grandmother's face when I came down the slide without my older cousin. Oh the memories 😁.
I was at this shopping center today on my way back from Hershey Park and met a guy at the Subway that told me about this park and how it occupied the land that the plaza sat on. I have been fascinated learning about it since then. Sad that it closed. So much history in that place.
I remember going to this place twice back in 1980-81 with our jr high school band. We would take buses from Danville Va and stay all day. I remember the Shooting Star and the octopus ride and especially the arcade with its mechanical games - this was before the digital arcade takeover.
Our band director - Robert Paquette - used to take us there and then he played putt putt the entire day never riding any rides! Lol. Those were some good days.
I lost my glasses the first time I ever rode the Shooting Star, and I had to borrow my little brother's glasses in order to drive 40 miles home. His eyes weren't quite as bad as mine -- with his glasses, I could actually see the traffic; without glasses, all I could've done was aim the car between the lines painted on the pavement! I'd paid $5.00 for an all-day ride tag, and I only rode three rides total. After losing my glasses on the first ride, it was hard to get around the park, hard to see an empty seat on the Scrambler and the Umbrella ride. I finally gave up and went to wait in my car for my brother to finish a full day's fun. Yeah, he totally abandoned big sis... But all my other memories of Lakeside through the years were great. I still love the idea of putting my head in the lion's mouth drinking fountain!!! 😺💕🐾
Loved that place and im 59 now and boy do i miss it
My grandparents had us, the grandkids, for the summer I. Roanoke. They always took us to Lakeside, so much fun . I will never forget the shock and terror on my grandmother's face when I came down the slide without my older cousin. Oh the memories 😁.
I was at this shopping center today on my way back from Hershey Park and met a guy at the Subway that told me about this park and how it occupied the land that the plaza sat on. I have been fascinated learning about it since then. Sad that it closed. So much history in that place.
I went there many times as a small child. I can barely remember it.
....reads like going to a funeral memorial.
I'll never forget seeing Conway Twitty there as a kid, musta been 1981, 1982?
I love it.. we have nothing now
I used go when I was Kid
Then got my money taken from me
Poor innocent black people
that I must have abused at the age of 8 or9